REFLECTION ON THE MOVIE “BAD GENIUS”

The movie is about cheating in an examination. The main character, Lynn, is a

super genius but an introvert high school student. The story starts off with brilliant student
Lynn securing a scholarship at a prestigious high school. Her father is a teacher who
wants a better life for Lynn, so he persuades her to a more prestigious high school against
her wishes. She befriends Grace, a pretty and popular student who's not that smart. Lynn
helps her cheat in some exams so she can make her grades higher to qualify for the
theater club. Pat, Grace's rich boyfriend, soon 'employs' Lynn to help them for their
exams. However, Grace began to emotionally blackmail Lynn to help her and her spoiled
brat boyfriend to cheat in their exams - in exchange for a healthy amount of money.

Lynn gives in to the request of Grace and Pat and justifies her decision as a way
of helping her working-class father. In no time, this arrangement grew rapidly involving
more wealthy classmates but with more at stake. The plot thickens with the arrival of
Bank, another equally brilliant student. While Lynn is more street smart, Bank is a student
who is somewhat innocent, anxious and goes by the book.

What I love about this movie is the unpredictable plot. As soon as you think it would
go a certain way for our protagonists, a spanner gets thrown in the works. It has the right
mixture of suspense, drama, humor, and delivers a moral lesson. Viewers can have a
good laugh over the complicated 'techniques' that students have come up with to cheat
on exams and maybe some of us can relate.
As I watched, the true antagonists were the students who 'used' Lynn to cheat
(her so-called friends). The movie's story also showed how unfair life is, especially in
school - the rich kids get away with anything because of their cash, and those who work
hard are sometimes unappreciated. Many of us can relate to cheating (we all have done
it at least once in our lives), and I think that is a huge factor on this film's popularity.

The movie doesn’t promote cheating. It’s a way of saying that cheating is bad. In
every decision you’re making, face the consequences. If you want to help others, help
them the right way. Help them willingly. Money can’t buy happiness. But seeing others
appreciating your deeds, that the real happiness.

Another lesson that this movie teaches us is that cheating is a fast remedy, but it
will never solve the problem. In my opinion, it is better to fail than to cheat. The best
solution to your grades is actual studying and understanding your lessons in school. While
one’s performance in school is reflective of his or her academic gifts, both classroom
education and life experiences combine for how a person is fully defined.